Dockville is a music and art festival on Europe's biggest river island, Hamburg's district Wilhelmsburg. It is sponsored by the GermanInternationale Bauausstellung (IBA) and it took place for the first time in 2007. Many parts of the festival area are located directly in front of the river Elbe, in a territory, which is not protected against flood.[1] Characteristic for this festival is the combination of music and visual arts.